Dáil debates
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
An Garda Síochána: Statements
7:00 pm
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I am happy with the answer given. Before I ask another question, I want to preface it by stating that the Tánaiste in her justice portfolio has been aware for nine months that there were wrongful convictions that took place before the District Court. In my submission, she did nothing about it.
On breath test figures, we know the Medical Bureau of Road Safety raised this discrepancy with the Garda Síochána in July 2014. We know the Garda conducted a review in the southern region in 2015 and extended it to the whole country in 2016. We know that in November 2016, it introduced a new IT system to overcome the problem.
When did the Tánaiste become aware of these problems with the breath test figures? Is she satisfied with the fact that An Garda Síochána, to this date, has not been able to explain to the people why 937,000 breath tests were falsely recorded on the PULSE system?
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